Was Caesar a man of the people or a power
... done regularly. It allowed the common people to know the proceedings of their government leaders. 60 BC – As Consul, Caesar immediately introduced a bill to the Senate. He wanted a new law to give away public land to Pompey’s army veterans. Senator Marcus Cato spoke out against the bill. He continue ...
... done regularly. It allowed the common people to know the proceedings of their government leaders. 60 BC – As Consul, Caesar immediately introduced a bill to the Senate. He wanted a new law to give away public land to Pompey’s army veterans. Senator Marcus Cato spoke out against the bill. He continue ...
The Ambitions of Mithridates VI: Hellenistic Kingship and Modern
... unimportant for a military intervention of this character. Whatever reason Rome had for not putting force behind her words, she gave the Anatolian kings the impression that she was either unwilling or unable to interfere in Anatolia at least as long as her own province of Asia was not directly threa ...
... unimportant for a military intervention of this character. Whatever reason Rome had for not putting force behind her words, she gave the Anatolian kings the impression that she was either unwilling or unable to interfere in Anatolia at least as long as her own province of Asia was not directly threa ...
The History of Rome, Book II
... home,(1) where their family tomb has recently been discovered. In the room of the one president holding office for life two annual rulers were now placed at the head of the Roman community. ...
... home,(1) where their family tomb has recently been discovered. In the room of the one president holding office for life two annual rulers were now placed at the head of the Roman community. ...
Caesar`s Rule and Caesar`s Death : Who Lost? Who Gained?
... form of dictatorship that Caesar’s assassins had dreaded and tried to stop. After crossing the Rubicon in 49 BC, therefore illegally invading Italia, Julius Caesar had turned another power struggle for control of the Roman world into another civil war on Roman soil. This was not a war of conquest fo ...
... form of dictatorship that Caesar’s assassins had dreaded and tried to stop. After crossing the Rubicon in 49 BC, therefore illegally invading Italia, Julius Caesar had turned another power struggle for control of the Roman world into another civil war on Roman soil. This was not a war of conquest fo ...
THE THEATER OF POMPEY: AN UNPRECEDENTED MONUMENT
... immense cavea, climbing up the stepped seating, and finally arriving at the crowning glory, the Temple of Venus Victrix, the meaning and ritual Pompey intended to convey can easily be imagined: this was a victory path celebrating Pompey the Great.12 Ultimately, the Theater of Pompey succeeded in del ...
... immense cavea, climbing up the stepped seating, and finally arriving at the crowning glory, the Temple of Venus Victrix, the meaning and ritual Pompey intended to convey can easily be imagined: this was a victory path celebrating Pompey the Great.12 Ultimately, the Theater of Pompey succeeded in del ...
Veni vidi vici and Caesar`s triumph
... Latin texts that described the triumph in detail, was picked up by Plutarch, or his sources, and used as the perfect ending to Caesar’s action at Zela, a narrative that Appian also follows. In fact, many modern historical treatments also place the saying at Zela, very likely because it makes an effe ...
... Latin texts that described the triumph in detail, was picked up by Plutarch, or his sources, and used as the perfect ending to Caesar’s action at Zela, a narrative that Appian also follows. In fact, many modern historical treatments also place the saying at Zela, very likely because it makes an effe ...
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... Hannibal launched his strategic plan involving the Numidians distracting Varro from the main attack, and using a crescent shape to commence his attack. As the Carthaginians encircled the Romans from the flanks, Varro’s men attempted to flee, but could not escape Hannibal and Hasdrubal (Baker 136). H ...
... Hannibal launched his strategic plan involving the Numidians distracting Varro from the main attack, and using a crescent shape to commence his attack. As the Carthaginians encircled the Romans from the flanks, Varro’s men attempted to flee, but could not escape Hannibal and Hasdrubal (Baker 136). H ...
Cicero: Selected Letters
... city populace, none the less so because he came of one of Rome’s most ancient families; the latter, also a nobleman and Pompey’s colleague in 70, was, next to Pompey himself, the richest man in Rome. This alliance, often called the First Triumvirate though it had no officia status, dominated the sce ...
... city populace, none the less so because he came of one of Rome’s most ancient families; the latter, also a nobleman and Pompey’s colleague in 70, was, next to Pompey himself, the richest man in Rome. This alliance, often called the First Triumvirate though it had no officia status, dominated the sce ...
Hore 1 Nicholas Hore Sarah Blake AP/HUMA 3107 6.0
... event is appropriate, given the general symbolic value (as discussed above) of decapitation, and the particular identity and political significance of the man decapitated here. Although the poet works with a historical event, his description of the severed head’s “face still living…which, when it ca ...
... event is appropriate, given the general symbolic value (as discussed above) of decapitation, and the particular identity and political significance of the man decapitated here. Although the poet works with a historical event, his description of the severed head’s “face still living…which, when it ca ...
Pompey`s politics and the presentation of his theatre
... not easily forget the powerful image Pompey staged for himself. They regarded him as a world conqueror and formidable leader.5 In spite of all this triumph Pompey also returned to Rome under unfavourable conditions. The majority of the senate did not respect the great general. He came from a recent ...
... not easily forget the powerful image Pompey staged for himself. They regarded him as a world conqueror and formidable leader.5 In spite of all this triumph Pompey also returned to Rome under unfavourable conditions. The majority of the senate did not respect the great general. He came from a recent ...
Cicero in Catilīnam
... the highest office in the Roman republic. One of the men whom he defeated in the election was a charismatic nobleman named Lucius Sergius Catilīna – Catiline. Born on 108 B.C. (and thus two years older than Cicero), Catiline came from a recently undistinguished and impoverished patrician family, the ...
... the highest office in the Roman republic. One of the men whom he defeated in the election was a charismatic nobleman named Lucius Sergius Catilīna – Catiline. Born on 108 B.C. (and thus two years older than Cicero), Catiline came from a recently undistinguished and impoverished patrician family, the ...
GAIUS MARIUS, LUCIUS APULEIUS SATURNINUS and GAIUS
... c) i) A clause in this law required all senators, within five days of its passage, to swear an oath to observe it or be expelled from the Senate and suffer a heavy fine. ii) Only Q. Caecilius METELLUS refused to swear the oath and ended up in exile. ...
... c) i) A clause in this law required all senators, within five days of its passage, to swear an oath to observe it or be expelled from the Senate and suffer a heavy fine. ii) Only Q. Caecilius METELLUS refused to swear the oath and ended up in exile. ...
Slide 1
... wealthy after the second Punic War, but the republic faced serious problems. Many Roman politicians took bribes and often encouraged violent mobs to help them rise to power. Soldiers returning home from years at war could not find work because rich landowners used slaves to do the work once done by ...
... wealthy after the second Punic War, but the republic faced serious problems. Many Roman politicians took bribes and often encouraged violent mobs to help them rise to power. Soldiers returning home from years at war could not find work because rich landowners used slaves to do the work once done by ...
The Glory of Rome Campaign
... But Rome bounced back from these defeats. Its leaders proved adroit in welding together a strong confederation of other Latin cities as allies and client states. In exchange for a limited form of Roman citizenship and the legal and economic benefits of citizenship associated with it, the other Latin ...
... But Rome bounced back from these defeats. Its leaders proved adroit in welding together a strong confederation of other Latin cities as allies and client states. In exchange for a limited form of Roman citizenship and the legal and economic benefits of citizenship associated with it, the other Latin ...
Marcus Licinius Crassus
... persons having rude, crude stupid and unrefined manners or anyone lacking in discrimination and sensibility. Crass is short for CRASSUS, a wealthy patrician who ...
... persons having rude, crude stupid and unrefined manners or anyone lacking in discrimination and sensibility. Crass is short for CRASSUS, a wealthy patrician who ...
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... Cnaeus Pompeius Magnus was a complex character, and in many ways an enigma. Better known to the English-speaking world as Pompey the Great, his persona, like every other man's, had two sides, though in him it stretched to extremes. There was something of Jekyll and Hyde in Pompey. One side, the brig ...
... Cnaeus Pompeius Magnus was a complex character, and in many ways an enigma. Better known to the English-speaking world as Pompey the Great, his persona, like every other man's, had two sides, though in him it stretched to extremes. There was something of Jekyll and Hyde in Pompey. One side, the brig ...
Study Questions on Hannibal Terms to define/ explain Lion`s Brood
... 55. Which consuls were elected in 208-07 to oppose Hannibal? Why were these two elected? 56. What was the significance of the letter from Hasdrubal to Hannibal? What happened to the letter? What happened as a result of the letter? 57. Where did Hasdrubal meet the Romans in battle? What happened to H ...
... 55. Which consuls were elected in 208-07 to oppose Hannibal? Why were these two elected? 56. What was the significance of the letter from Hasdrubal to Hannibal? What happened to the letter? What happened as a result of the letter? 57. Where did Hasdrubal meet the Romans in battle? What happened to H ...
The Gift of the Nile Ancient Egypt
... Octavian’s forces defeated Antony and Cleopatra’s ships in the Battle of Actium on the Mediterranean Sea in 31BCE. Antony and Cleopatra managed to escape the encounter, but Marc Antony committed suicide as Octavian’s army approached. When Cleopatra learned of Antony’s death, she realized that Octavi ...
... Octavian’s forces defeated Antony and Cleopatra’s ships in the Battle of Actium on the Mediterranean Sea in 31BCE. Antony and Cleopatra managed to escape the encounter, but Marc Antony committed suicide as Octavian’s army approached. When Cleopatra learned of Antony’s death, she realized that Octavi ...
POPULARßIDEOLOGY
... tions, as weH as having a quasi-independent status of its own 14). For example, the decisions of popular assemblies were endorsed by the correct performance of religious rituals before and during the meeting; magistrates derived authority in part from the fact that they had been elected in accordanc ...
... tions, as weH as having a quasi-independent status of its own 14). For example, the decisions of popular assemblies were endorsed by the correct performance of religious rituals before and during the meeting; magistrates derived authority in part from the fact that they had been elected in accordanc ...
Timeline of Rome Important events EMPERORS or claimants
... first consuls are Lucius Junius Brutus and Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus ...
... first consuls are Lucius Junius Brutus and Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus ...
fragments of book xxxiii
... (5) Viriathus, the Lusitanian robber–captain, was scrupulous in the division of spoils: he based his rewards on merit, making special gifts to those of his men who distinguished themselves for bravery, and took for his own use not one thing belonging to the common store. In consequence the Lusitani ...
... (5) Viriathus, the Lusitanian robber–captain, was scrupulous in the division of spoils: he based his rewards on merit, making special gifts to those of his men who distinguished themselves for bravery, and took for his own use not one thing belonging to the common store. In consequence the Lusitani ...
Electoral abuse in the late Roman Republic
... voting assemblies and the plebs urbana were pawns in a controlling patron-client system. This debate, too, bears heavily on the significance of electoral abuse. If the whole electoral mechanism was a sham and everybody knew it, then election abuse meant considerably less than if meaningful constitut ...
... voting assemblies and the plebs urbana were pawns in a controlling patron-client system. This debate, too, bears heavily on the significance of electoral abuse. If the whole electoral mechanism was a sham and everybody knew it, then election abuse meant considerably less than if meaningful constitut ...
Fall of Caesar
... 300 years of monetary stability in the empire.1 This expansion of the Senate, including the rebuilding of the Curia, could also be interpreted as an act to break the monopolies that had existed within the Senate.1 However, some saw this project as a way for Caesar to maximize his own power and not t ...
... 300 years of monetary stability in the empire.1 This expansion of the Senate, including the rebuilding of the Curia, could also be interpreted as an act to break the monopolies that had existed within the Senate.1 However, some saw this project as a way for Caesar to maximize his own power and not t ...
Western Civilization I HIS-101
... New laws maintained the old traditions including debt slavery Forbade the intermarriage between patricians and plebeians Many of the plebeians were unhappy with these laws Pushed for greater reforms and more political equality Allowed intermarriage between patricians and plebeians ...
... New laws maintained the old traditions including debt slavery Forbade the intermarriage between patricians and plebeians Many of the plebeians were unhappy with these laws Pushed for greater reforms and more political equality Allowed intermarriage between patricians and plebeians ...
Brutus, Marcus Junius (85 B.C.
... Brutus's reasons for joining the conspiracy against Caesar were complex: the persuasiveness of its chief organizer, Cassius; the martyrdom of Cato, whose daughter Brutus had married in 45 B.C.; consciousness of his descent from L. Junius Brutus, who slew the last king of Rome; and Stoic dogma, whic ...
... Brutus's reasons for joining the conspiracy against Caesar were complex: the persuasiveness of its chief organizer, Cassius; the martyrdom of Cato, whose daughter Brutus had married in 45 B.C.; consciousness of his descent from L. Junius Brutus, who slew the last king of Rome; and Stoic dogma, whic ...
Roman Republic
The Roman Republic (Latin: Res publica Romana; Classical Latin: [ˈreːs ˈpuːb.lɪ.ka roːˈmaː.na]) was the period of ancient Roman civilization beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom, traditionally dated to 509 BC, and ending in 27 BC with the establishment of the Roman Empire. It was during this period that Rome's control expanded from the city's immediate surroundings to hegemony over the entire Mediterranean world. During the first two centuries of its existence the Roman Republic expanded through a combination of conquest and alliance, from central Italy to the entire Italian peninsula. By the following century it included North Africa, Spain, and what is now southern France. Two centuries after that, towards the end of the 1st century BC, it included the rest of modern France, Greece, and much of the eastern Mediterranean. By this time, internal tensions led to a series of civil wars, culminating with the assassination of Julius Caesar, which led to the transition from republic to empire. The exact date of transition can be a matter of interpretation. Historians have variously proposed Julius Caesar's crossing of the Rubicon River in 49 BC, Caesar's appointment as dictator for life in 44 BC, and the defeat of Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC. However, most use the same date as did the ancient Romans themselves, the Roman Senate's grant of extraordinary powers to Octavian and his adopting the title Augustus in 27 BC, as the defining event ending the Republic..Roman government was headed by two consuls, elected annually by the citizens and advised by a senate composed of appointed magistrates. As Roman society was very hierarchical by modern standards, the evolution of the Roman government was heavily influenced by the struggle between the patricians, Rome's land-holding aristocracy, who traced their ancestry to the founding of Rome, and the plebeians, the far more numerous citizen-commoners. Over time, the laws that gave patricians exclusive rights to Rome's highest offices were repealed or weakened, and leading plebeian families became full members of the aristocracy. The leaders of the Republic developed a strong tradition and morality requiring public service and patronage in peace and war, making military and political success inextricably linked. Many of Rome's legal and legislative structures (later codified into the Justinian Code, and again into the Napoleonic Code) can still be observed throughout Europe and much of the world in modern nation states and international organizations.